lust | Definition of lust

Synonyms and Antonyms of lust

1 intense sexual desire

he was overcome with lust when he saw the images

Synonyms of lust

ardor, concupiscence, eros, eroticism, horniness, itch, lustfulness, passion

Words Related to lust

erotomania, nymphomania, satyriasis

lasciviousness, lewdness, libidinousness, licentiousness, lickerishness, randiness, salaciousness, wantonness

Near Antonyms of lust

2 a strong wish for something

the belief that most politicians have a lust for power

Synonyms of lust

appetency, appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], letch, longing, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen

Words Related to lust

compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal

liking, love, taste, weakness

eagerness, impatience

necessity, need, requirement

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity

cacoëthes, mania

Near Antonyms of lust

abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

3 urgent desire or interest

vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure

Synonyms of lust

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, thirst

Words Related to lust

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness

Near Antonyms of lust

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness

Antonyms of lust

apathy, indifference

4 sexual appetite

a no-strings-attached relationship in which both parties were there merely for the satisfaction of their lust

Synonyms of lust

concupiscence, desire, eroticism, horniness, hots, itch, lech, letch, libidinousness, lustfulness, lustihood, passion, salaciousness

Words Related to lust

ardor, heat, rut

erotomania, hypersexuality, lecherousness, lechery, nymphomania, satyriasis

Near Antonyms of lust

abstinence, celibacy, chastity

frigidity, frigidness